Original rubbers are harder to find.I replaced some with universal rubbers.They don't last long if you don't buy good quality.They are very flexible and you can easy install them without seperating the tripods with a cone or a airtool.

I have just rebuilt mine and just got the best universal cv boots I could get in the uk which are a Lucas part. These were then cut to the right size after stripping the originals no idea on the longevity. I did make this yellow holder that made life a lot easier and used the pry bar pictured to roll the can open.

I stopped using original gaiters. They don't last very long. 5 years ago i used an universal gaiter, just like Oetker.

I made an expantion tool to slip the gaiter over the tripod.

(hamer is not part of the operation).

First soften the gaiter in hot water, and with a bit of percuasion you can aply the gaiter.

I shortened the metal can, and secured it by hamering the edges.

A big downside of what i did is that the tripod is not held in place. (because i cut the end of the can off)Mounting the trailing arm is challenging because you have to compless the spring in the tripod all the time, during handling the trailing arm.

You have to remove the trailing arms from the car first. The long one also has a support bearing in the sump casting, and you will need to slacken off the hook bolts holding the bearing, turn the heads 180 degrees and the bearing will slide out along with the shaft. The long shaft is not fastened into the diff. but the short one has a spring clip and sometimes that gets seized in or broken and it won't release the drive shaft. If that happens you will have to remove and strip the differential which means removing the transaxle first (complete with short shaft). You then have to release the shaft from the inside, for which there is a special technique. Hopefully the shaft will come out in the first place.

I have found some variations of play in the 3 bearings on the tripod/spider on the long driveshaft on my 2.2 Murena whilst stripping to install a new gaiter and can.Does anyone know of a supplier or sourced one of these tripod assemblies or know of any part numbers. Might help if anyone knows if it was a Citroen, Renault or Chrysler/Talbot part.